FRANKLIN COUNTY, MO – Two women were taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle collision in Franklin County on Monday afternoon, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
State troopers were called to the scene on State Highway V north of Clearview Road after the incident was reported at 1:39 p.m.
The MSHP’s initial investigation found that the driver of a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze was heading northbound and crossed on to the wrong side of the roadway. The Cruze struck a 2018 Chevrolet 2500 HD head-on.
A passenger in the 2500, a 66-year-old woman from Villa Ridge, Missouri, was seriously injured while the driver of the Cruze, a 56-year-old woman from Union, Missouri, sustained moderate injuries. Both were transported by Union EMS to Mercy Hospital Washington.
Neither of the injured victims were wearing seat belts at the time of the wreck, state police said.
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